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Household of William Shakespeare (born 1840, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingston, Surrey, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Shakespeare and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shakespeare, born in 1840 in Sandford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Diana Shakespeare, born in 1833 in Cane End, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1864 in Bagshot, Surrey, England), Robert Wm (born 1865 in Bagshot, Surrey, England), Sam (born 1866 in Bagshot, Surrey, England) and Harry (born 1868 in Bagshot, Surrey, England).


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William Shakespeare's household

Male

William

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Diana

Shakespeare

Wife
Female

Annie

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

Robert Wm

Shakespeare

Son
Male

Sam

Shakespeare

Son
Male

Harry

Shakespeare

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sandford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shakespeare

Head

Married

41

1840

Sandford, Oxfordshire, England

Diana

Shakespeare

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cane End, Oxfordshire, England

Annie

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bagshot, Surrey, England

Robert Wm

Shakespeare

Son

Single

16

1865

Bagshot, Surrey, England

Sam

Shakespeare

Son

Single

15

1866

Bagshot, Surrey, England

Harry

Shakespeare

Son

Single

13

1868

Bagshot, Surrey, England

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